This year Monday 25th November marks the first day of the annual United Nations 16 Days of Activism, first launched in 2008 to ‘End Violence Against Women’. The global campaign calls on people everywhere to wear ORANGE, and this year the theme of the campaign is PREVENTION FIRST.
Around 50 businesses in the Rosemount shopping area of the city dressed their windows in orange to support and raise awareness of the campaign with bunting, balloons and posters supplied by club members. Later in the week a prize will be presented for the most attractive window display. A post box topper which has been created by a club member has also been installed in a prominent corner of Rosemount.
To end the day a group of members braved the cold to join the RECLAIM THE NIGHT WALK through the centre of the city along with representatives of other women’s charities and organisations. A minute’s silence was held to remember all women who have been affected by violence.
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